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Anything for a quiet life? Egyptologist Kim Ryholt, from the University of Copenhagen recently published a paper that identified translated slave contracts from 2,200 years ago indicating that some Egyptians voluntarily elected to become slaves, in exchange for a monthly fee. 
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Archeology researcher Angela Micol has pinpointed two areas along the Nile basin, 90 miles apart, both containing unusual shaped mounds.
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A detailed look at how Field Museum scientists scanned a mummy and reconstructed her skull, and how an artist in Paris brought her face to life.
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A wooden statue of a king, a private offering chapel, a monumental building and remains of over 80 animal mummies found by a University of Toronto-led team in Abydos, Egypt reveal intriguing information about ritual activity associated with the...
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A sacred boat that lay hidden in the sands of the Sahara for 4,500 years will be restored and put on display, Egyptian authorities say. Via ramblejamble
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An ancient holy place in Egypt once known as the "Terrace of the Great God" reveals a wealth of new discoveries, from animal mummiesand human remains to a...
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Ancient Egyptian creation myth contains description of the oldest recorded neurosurgical operation Articles about NEUROSCIENCE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?page=7&tag=neuroscience
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Researchers in Canada have CT-scanned two mummified ibises from Egypt.
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A statue measuring about 50 centimetres and closely resembling the Sphinx of Giza (Egypt) has been found in the archaeological area of Vulci (Montalto di Castro), in the Viterbo province. In the vicinity a number of painted Etruscan vases have also been found, some intact.
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Will the mystery over the Great Pyramid's secret doors be solved in 2012? I dare say yes. After almost two decades of failed attempts, chances are now strong that researchers will reveal next year what lies behind the secret doors at the heart of Egypt's most magnificent pyramid.
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Using a new technology known as optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), a team of Belgian scientists and Professor John Coleman Darnell of Yale have determined that Egyptian petroglyphs found at the east bank of the Nile are about 15,000 years old, making them the oldest rock art in Egypt and possibly the earliest known graphic record in North Africa.
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Using a new technology known as optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), a team of Belgian scientists and Professor John Coleman Darnell of Yale have determined that Egyptian petroglyphs found at the ...
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There is a documented history of ancient Egyptians creating fake body parts to augment bodies headed for burial, but...
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One month ago, Giza's antiquities inspectorate installed a new system to pump subterranean water out from under Egypt's historical Sphinx monument and the underlying bedrock.
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Chances are you've seen this symbol before, because it's one of the most well-known Egyptian symbols. It's called the Eye of Horus. It's been in the background of plenty of mummy movies, and been turned into a lot of necklace charms. Some people think it's writing. Actually, it's math.
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Even with cranes, helicopters, tractors and trucks at our disposal, it would be tough to construct the Great Pyramid of Giza today.
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The introduction of the horse and chariot in Egypt was a turning point in its history.
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Jean-Pierre Houdin spent a couple of decades working as an independent architect around Paris. Then, his career took a big turn.
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A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was caused by genetics, not environment.
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CAIRO — In a rare find, Egyptian and Swiss archaeologists have unearthed a roughly 1,100 year-old tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings, an antiquities official said Sunday.
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One hundred thousand slaves tug multi-ton blocks across the desert. A complicated series of pulleys lifts each hand-cut stone into the perfect place.
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An ancient harbor on the Red Sea proves ancient Egyptians mastered oceangoing technology and launched a series of ambitious expeditions to far-off lands. . Via Paulo Furtado
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The story of Protocetus, one of the very earliest whales and the fossil that could have quickly closed a gap in our understanding of one of the greatest transitions in evolutionary history.
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